Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them - and then, the opportunity to choose.

My greatest happiness is being able to move people with my singing.

"A novel is a mirror that reflects not just the author's soul, but the soul of the reader as well."

The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.